Say cheese: Sony Pictures has released new portrait photographs of characters from the upcoming The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, seen here Daniel Craig (Mikael Blomkvist) and Rooney Mara (Lisbeth Salander)

Together they go on a mission to search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years.

Daniel, 43, plays Mikael Blomkvist and Rooney, 26, plays Lisbeth
Salander, an unlikely duo who team up to search for a woman who has been
missing for forty years.

The film, based on the best-selling
novel of the same name, is released in the U.S. on December 21 and has
previously been dubbed as 'The feel bad movie of Christmas.'

Serious faces: The film, based on the best-selling novel of the same name, also stars Christopher Plummer, left, as Henrik Vanger, Stellan Skarsgard, centre, as Martin Vanger and Robin Wright as Erika Berger

It also stars Christopher Plummer as Henrik Vanger, Stellan Skarsgard as Martin Vanger, and Robin Wright as Erika Berger.

Craig's character is described as 'a threat to unscrupulous business leaders and politicians' because
of his go-getting reporting tactics, which sees him attempt to expose
corrupt business leaders.

Mara, 26, meanwhile, as Lisbeth is billed as a character who
'radiates hostility' with an all-black wardrobe and 'like her many
piercings and tattoos, reads less like a fashion statement than a
warning'.

The film, directed by David Fincher, is the first in a trilogy of best selling books by the late Swedish
author Stieg Larsson, and was largely filmed in Sweden.

New details: The photographs are accompanied by character information

Don't mess: Computer Hacker Salander is described as radiating hostility, with a scary wardrobe to match

A Swedish language film adaptation of the trilogy was released in 2009, starring Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth.

Earlier this year eyebrows were
raised when a poster promoting the film was released, picturing Craig
stood behind and cradling a nude Mara.

Asked about the thriller earlier in the summer, Craig said director Fincher had remained loyal to the racy content of the novel.

He said: 'They've given him free
rein. He showed me some scenes recently, and my hand was over my mouth,
going, Are you f*****g serious?

'It looks as though the poster won't be the only thing raising eyebrows this winter.'